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Yes it’s true the grumpy man himself has been appointed captain for the Ryder cup in 2010, and has vowed to win back the Ryder cup after losing it to the Americans last year.
Monty has also ruled out himself to playing in the compitition even though he has an outstanding record in the Ryder cup, He was asked what he would be saying to the players that fight it out to become part of his team in 2010 he simply said “We go and we claim back the Ryder Cup. I’ve been given a task, not just to captain this team in Wales but to win back the Ryder Cup in Wales”.

After fighting off compitition from the likes of Jose Maria Olazabal and Sandy Lyle for the job, Monty confirmed to the press that the spaniard will be helping him through this campaign. Although there was no confirmation on who the captian will be in the next Ryder cup Olazabal is the favourite to take Monty’s place.

The five-time Ryder Cup winner, who missed out on last year’s team, has won eight caps and won 23.5 points.
That puts him just 1.5 points behind record holder Nick Faldo, who was last year’s captain when Europe were resoundingly beaten at Valhalla.
In December, Pavin was appointed as captain of the American team for the 2010 match, succeeding Paul Azinger, and Montgomerie confirmed he would speak with his rival on Wednesday.
He added: “This is one of the proudest moments I can think of.
“It’s not just an honour but a huge responsibility as well.
“It is important we do everything we can to claim back the Ryder Cup in Wales in 2010.”
Montgomerie revealed it was support from European players which convinced him to go for the job.

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